Thread subject: Diptera.info :: What cecidomyiid?

Posted by Sergey Golubev on 30-11-2006 09:52
#1

The cecidomyiid fly on the picture is a quite big specimen for the family it belongs to, about 4.5-5 mm long. It occurred in cereal crops, maybe its larvae eat aphids? What genus it could be?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-11-2006 10:07
#2

Hi Sergey.
It is Sciaridae, larvas are saprophagous.
Nikita

Posted by Sergey Golubev on 01-12-2006 15:30
#3

Thanks, Nikita for your correction of my mis-id.